Powers and Functions of the Board.
Section 8
SEC. 8. Powers and Functions of the Board. — The Board shall have the following powers and functions: Issue certificates of registration for the practice of environmental planning and suspend or revoke the same for causes provided herein; Issue certificates of recognition to environmental planners already registered under this Decree for specialized training undertaken in physical planning, social planning, economic planning, administrative planning or planning law, or in any other branch of environmental planning, subject to the approval of the Professional Regulation Commission, hereinafter referred to as Commission. Approve registration without examination and the issuance of the corresponding certificates of registration in accordance with Section 12 of Title III of this Decree. Determine and prepare the contents of licensure examinations; score and rate the examination papers and submit the results thereof to the Commission within one hundred twenty (120) days after the last examination day. Adopt a Code of Ethics in the practice of environmental planning. Adopt an official seal to authenticate its official documents. Inspect, in coordination with the Department of Education and Culture, at least once a year, educational institutions offering courses in environmental planning in the Philippines to ensure that these institutions maintain a high standard of planning education. Look, from time to time, into the conditions affecting the practice of environmental planning profession and adopt measures necessary for the enhancement of the environmental planning profession. Investigate violations of this Decree and the rules and regulations thereunder as may come to its knowledge and, for this purpose, issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum to secure the appearance of witnesses and exhibition of documents and other evidences necessary in connection with the performance of its functions. Delegate the conduct of hearing or investigation of administrative cases filed before the Board. Promulgate decisions on such administrative cases subject to review by the Commission. Issue, with the approval of the Commission, such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this Decree; and Discharge such other powers and duties as may affect professional, ethical and technological standards of the environmental planning profession in the Philippines.